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Reading on the Screen: Why Supporting Digital Natives Matters!

Written by // Emily Rozmus Tuesday, 08 November 2022

Today's digital natives are primarily "tech comfy." Teens may need to show adults how to use SnapChat, but age and experience help adults know more about how to evaluate the content on this platform and other digital spaces.

In order to create critical thinkers who are able to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate digital content, educators must be intentional in preparing  students for 21st century learning. That includes reading content on the screen from a variety of sources—blogs, social media posts, databases, articles, and forums.

Reading on the Screen: Why Supporting Digital Natives Matters!

3 Tips for Using INFOhio in the Blended Learning Classroom

Written by // Mary Rowland Monday, 14 March 2022

High-tech? Low-tech? No-tech? Blended learning is a flexible approach to instruction compatible with other instructional approaches. It brings together the best of the brick-and-mortar building and empowers students with control over time, place, path, and/or pace to provide an integrated learning experience. Leverage the digital content available through INFOhio to help you build a better, blended learning classroom with quality instructional materials that integrate with popular technology tools to personalize student learning.

3 Tips for Using INFOhio in the Blended Learning Classroom

Curate Your Collection with BLUEcloud Course Lists

Written by // Sarah Mowery Wednesday, 29 September 2021

A new class has been added to the BLUEcloud Learning Pathway. The BLUEcloud Course Lists class, worth 2 contact hours, is a class to learn more about this resource list management tool enabling librarians and teachers to work together to build lists of library and online resources relevant to what students are studying. 

To learn even more about BLUEcloud Course Lists, a Learn With INFOhio webinar was recorded on Thursday, October 21. 

Curate Your Collection with BLUEcloud Course Lists

Recordings Now Available: INFOhio presents at the Ohio Department of Education Virtual Conference

Written by // Sarah Mowery Thursday, 19 August 2021

Recordings are now available for this virtual event.

Connect virtually with the Ohio Department of Education for the professional learning event, Building Bridges to the Future: Instruction Using High-Quality Materials, to launch your year of discovery on August 3-5, 2021. 

Recordings Now Available: INFOhio presents at the Ohio Department of Education Virtual Conference

Fetch is the Newest Class Added to the School Library Basics Learning Pathway

Written by // Sarah Mowery Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Does your school library automate with INFOhio's Library Services Platform? Learn about Fetch, INFOhio's online catalog for grades K-2 in this newly added professional development class in the School Library Basics Learning Pathway.

Fetch is the Newest Class Added to the School Library Basics Learning Pathway

New Professional Development Classes for School Librarians

Written by // Sarah Mowery Tuesday, 08 June 2021

New professional development online, self-paced, asynchronous classes are being developed for school librarians. The School Library Basics Learning Pathway will feature classes on advocacy, collection development, library management, information literacy, and more. Once classes are completed and a final quiz is taken for each class, participants can earn contact hours.

New Professional Development Classes for School Librarians

Using INFOhio Tools to Design Learning Experiences

Written by // Matt Yauk Monday, 26 April 2021

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

April's Monday Mini Lesson is all about designing learning experiences using tools, resources, and platforms available through INFOhio. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality, digital content. This mini lesson is for all teachers wanting to design, build, or supplement lesson or an entire curriculum at little to no cost and with minimal modifications.

Using INFOhio Tools to Design Learning Experiences

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

Written by // Emily Rozmus Friday, 12 March 2021

Check out INFOhio's Monday Mini Lessons to support educators in integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching. INFOhio will be featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. Learn more about this series and how to stay informed. 

Using World Book Kids to Support Blended Learning

Monday, 22 February 2021

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

February's Monday Mini Lesson incorporates World Book Kids into a blended learning environment to increase student engagement. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. This mini lesson will be of interest to teachers who work with elementary students. 

Using World Book Kids to Support Blended Learning

Learn More About BLUEcloud and Earn Contact Hours

Written by // Sarah Mowery Thursday, 04 February 2021

A new professional development learning pathway has been developed to learn more about BLUEcloud, SirsiDynix's next-generation library services platform. Complete this pathway and earn up to 16.5 contact hours.

Learn More About BLUEcloud and Earn Contact Hours

Build a Better Blended Classroom with Research 4 Success

Written by // Mary Rowland Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Research 4 Success incorporates blended learning approaches to instruction as each module uses videos, digital texts, and interactive learning resources along with print-based options to grow and develop research and inquiry skills.  From dissecting the research question to locating and evaluating information, let's examine how Research 4 Success can be used to build critical thinking skills in students whether you are teaching face-to-face, hybrid, or remote. 

Build a Better Blended Classroom with Research 4 Success

Using Science Online to Support Blended Learning

Written by // Sarah Mowery Monday, 25 January 2021

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

January's Monday Mini Lesson incorporates Science Online into a blended learning environment to increase student engagement. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. This mini lesson will be of interest to teachers who work with high school students. 

Using Science Online to Support Blended Learning

Using INFOhio Resources to Give the Gift of Literacy

Written by // Matt Yauk Monday, 14 December 2020

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

December's Monday Mini Lesson is all about giving the gift of literacy through the use of a Bitmoji classroom. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio is featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality, digital content. This mini lesson is for all teachers wanting to inspire the joy and interest in reading and literacy.

Using INFOhio Resources to Give the Gift of Literacy

EdReports Class Now Available!

Written by // INFOhio Staff Wednesday, 09 December 2020

EdReports is a nonprofit reviewer of instructional materials. This resource provides thorough reports on the overall effectiveness of educational content using rubrics designed and reviewed by education professionals. This new class in the High-Quality Instructional Materials for Each Child Learning Pathway will help participants navigate the site and implement the reports into their material adoption process. After successfully completing a final quiz, participants will earn a certificate for 4 contact hours. 

Using INFOhio's ISearch to Locate Information

Written by // Mary Rowland Monday, 30 November 2020

Monday Mini Lessons Model Remote Teaching Best Practices

November is all about bringing inquiry into the classroom in INFOhio's Monday Mini Lessons. To support educators integrating digital content into instruction and remote teaching, INFOhio will be featuring a series of videos that showcase best practices for remote teaching using INFOhio's high-quality digital content. This mini lesson will be of interest to teachers who work with secondary students. 

Using INFOhio's ISearch to Locate Information
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